Tuesday, January 31, 2023

Today in Music & more (January 31)


Singers / Musicians


1797, Franz Schubert (Austrian composer)

1921, Mario Lanza (Italian-American tenor)

1926, Chuck Willis (C.C. Rider, 1957)

1937, Philip Glass 

1946, Terry Kath (CHICAGO / guitar)


1951, Phil Manzanera (ROXY MUSIC / guitar)

1954, Adrian Vandenberg (VANDENBERG / guitar)




1982, Yukimi Nagano (vocalist on Summer Sun by Koop, 2001)








Various


1923, Norman Mailer (novelist & playwright)

1959, Kelly Lynch (actress / Cocktail, Road House)

1970, Minnie Driver (actress / Good Will Hunting)

1971, Δημήτρης Μάρκος (ποδόσφαιρο)




Died


2007, Kirka / Kirill Babitzin (Sadness In Your Eyes, 1990 - Losing You, 1993)



2011, Καίτη Λαμπροπούλου (ηθοποιός)

2015, Udo Lattek (football coach, Germany)




Important Dates




Sunday, January 29, 2023

Today in Music & more (January 30)


Singers / Musicians






1949, William King (COMMODORES / trumpet)




1967, Bill Leverty (FIREHOUSE / guitar)





Various



1927, Olof Palme 

1930, Gene Hackman (actor)

1937, Vanessa Redgrave (actress)

1948, Τόνυ Άντονυ (ηθοποιός)

1968, Felipe VI (King of Spain)

1974, Christian Bale (actor)

1981, Dimitar Berbatov (football, Bulgaria)

2002, Χρήστος Τζόλης (ποδοσφαιριστής)




Died






2009, Mike Francis (Survivor, 1984 / Friends, 1984)




Important Dates






Saturday, January 28, 2023

Today in Music & more (January 29)


Singers / Musicians




1937, Bobby Scott (songwriter - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother, 1969)




1947, David Byron / David Garrick (URIAH HEEP)

1949, Tommy Ramone (RAMONES / drums)

1956, Amii Stewart 

1962, Marcus Vere (LIVING IN A BOX / keyboards)



1962. Charlie Quintana (CRUZADOS, THE HAVALINAS / drummer)


1985, Rag'n'Bone Man / Rory Charles Graham (Human, 2016)




Various


1860, Anton Chekhov (Russian playwright / The Seagull, Three Sisters, Uncle Vanya a.o.)

1890, Boris Pasternak (Russian poet & novelist / Doctor Zhivago, 1957)

1913, Victor Mature (actor / Samson and Delilah, 1949)

1918, John Forsythe (actor / played Blake Carrington in the TV soap opera "Dynasty")

1940, Katharine Ross (actress / The Graduate)

1945, Tom Selleck (actor, Magnum P.I.)

1960, Greg Louganis (Olympic champion in diving)

1966, Γιάννης Σερβετάς (Ράδιο Αρβύλα)

1966, Romario (football, Brazil)

1970, Heather Graham (actress)

1985, Αθηνά Ωνάση (κληρονόμος)

1985, Marc Gasol (basketball, Spain)




Died



1975, Ορέστης Μακρής (ηθοποιός)

1992, Willie Dixon 

2019, James Ingram 




Important Dates






Today in Music & more (January 28)


Singers / Musicians





1952, George Green (songwriter / Hurt So Good, 1982)




1959, Dave Sharp (THE ALARM / guitar)


1968, Rakim / William Michael Griffin Jr. (ERIC B & RAKIM)

1977, Joey Fatone (NSYNC)





Various


1912, Jackson Pollock (painter)

1936, Alan Alda (actor)

1948, Μηνάς Χατζησάββας (ηθοποιός)

1949, Gregg Popovich (NBA) 


1975, Tim Montgomery (track & field, 100 meters)

1978, Gianluigi Buffon (football, Italy)

1981, Elijah Wood (actor, The Lord Of The Rings)

1992, Sergio Araujo (football,  Argentina)




Died



1996, Jerry Siegel (co-creator of Superman)





2020, Γιώργος Κοτανίδης (ηθοποιός)

2023, Tom Verlaine / Thomas Miller (TELEVISION)




Important Dates





Thursday, January 26, 2023

Today in Music & more (January 27)


Singers / Musicians



1944, Nick Mason (PINK FLOYD / drums)

1961, Margo Timmins (COWBOY JUNKIES)

1961, Martin Degville (SIGUE SIGUE SPUTNIK)

1961, Gillian Gilbert (NEW ORDER / keyboards)

1961, Tessa Niles (singer &  backing vocalist / see: Skin Trade - Duran Duran, Heartland - The The)

1964, Migi Drummond (CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT / drums)

1968, Mike Patton (FAITH NO MORE)

1968, Tricky (MASSIVE ATTACK)

1972, Mark Owen (TAKE THAT)




Various


1924, Rauf Denktaş (Turkish Cypriot traitor)

1947, Βύρων Πολύδωρας (πολιτικός)

1954, Στέλιος Παπαφλωράτος (ποδόσφαιρο, Άρης)

1989, Alberto Botia (football - Spain)




Died


1933, Asa Jennings 

1974, Γεώργιος Γρίβας / Διγενής (Κύπριος αξιωματικός & αγωνιστής)

2006, Gene McFadden (McFADDEN & WHITEHEAD)

2009, Πάνος Τζαβέλλας (τραγουδοποιός, Ο κυρ-Παντελής)





Important Dates


1984, Release of the single "Doctor! Doctor!" (THOMPSON TWINS)

1992, Release of the single "For Your Babies" (SIMPLY RED)



Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Today in Music & more (January 26)

 

Singers / Musicians



1945, Marti Caine (You, 1978)




1947, Michel Sardou (Je Vais T’aimer, 1976)

1947, Silver Koulouris (APHRODITE'S CHILD / guitar)

1948, Derek Holt (CLIMAX BLUES BAND / guitar)

1951, David Briggs (LITTLE RIVER BAND / guitar)


1955, Eddie Van Halen (VAN HALEN / guitar)

1956, Aron Strobel (MÜNCHENER FREIHEIT / guitar)



1958, Anita Baker 

1958, Norman Hassan (UB40 / percussion, trombone)

1960, Charlie Gillingham (COUNTING CROWS / keyboards)

1961, Tom Keifer (CINDERELLA)

1962, Anna LaCazio (COCK ROBIN)

1963, Jazzie B / Trevor Beresford Romeo (SOUL II SOUL)

1963, Andrew Ridgeley (WHAM! / guitar)

1964, Wendy Melvoin (PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION, WENDY & LISA)

1964, Susannah Melvoin (THE FAMILY / Nothing Compares 2 U, 1985)

1966, Pim Jones (HIPSWAY / guitar)




1972, Ya Kid K / Manuela Barbara Kamosi Moaso Djogi (TECHNOTRONIC)




Various


1880, Douglas MacArthur (General of the USA Army, see song MacArthur Park)

1925, Paul Newman (actor)

1928, Roger Vadim (film director)

1933, Αλεξάνδρα Λαδικού (ηθοποιός)

1958, Ellen DeGeneres (actress, TV Host)

1963, José Mourinho (football manager)

1988, Δημήτρης Χονδροκούκης (άλμα εις ύψος)




Died


1973, Edward G. Robinson (actor)

2012, Dimitra Arliss (Loretta Salino in The Sting)



2016, Black / Colin Vearcomb 

2019, Michel Legrand (film music composer)

2020, Kobe Bryant (NBA)




Important Dates


1979, TV debut of The Dukes Of Hazzard 



Tuesday, January 24, 2023

Today in Music & more (January 25)


Singers / Musicians




1938, Etta James 

1943, Roy Black (German schlager singer & actor)



1956, Andy Cox (THE BEAT, FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS / guitar)

1958, Gary Tibbs (ADAM & THE ANTS / bass)

1963, Carl Fysh (BROTHER BEYOND / keyboards)

1981, Alicia Keys 




Various


1931, Ειρήνη Κουμαριανού (ηθοποιός)

1978, Volodymyr Zelenskyy (NATO puppet)

1980, Xavi (football - Spain)

1984, Robinho (football - Brasil)




Died


1976, Chris Kenner (Land Of 1.000 Dances, 1962)

2005, Ray Peterson 






2017, John Hurt (actor)




Important Dates



1997, Η αλητεία του γνωστού ξεφτίλα-τσανακογλύφτη της δημοσιογραφίας, Γιάννη Πρετεντέρη, εις βάρος των διαιτητών του αγώνα καλαθοσφαίρισης Π.Α.Ο. - Άρης: 77 - 79 στο Ο.Α.Κ.Α.



Monday, January 23, 2023

Today in Music & more (January 24)


Singers / Musicians


1933, Zeke Carey (THE FLAMINGOS)

1939, Ray Stevens (The Streak, 1974)

1941, Aaron Neville (NEVILLE BROTHERS)

1941, Neil Diamond 

1944, Klaus Nomi (Total Eclipse: Live Version, recorded 1981, released 1983)



1945, Dino Fekaris (songwriter & music producer / I Will Survive, 1978)

1947, Warren Zevon (Werewolves Of London, 1978)

1948, Michael Des Barres (singer, actor / ANIMOTION, POWER STATION / played Murdoc in MacGyver)

1950, Becky Hobbs (singer, songwriter / wrote "I Can't Say Goodbye To You")








1958, Jools Holland (Horse To The Water, 2011)

1972, Beth Hart 

1979, Tatyana Ali (Boy You Knock Me Out, 1998)

1995, Light (έλληνας ράπερ)




Various


1917, Ernest Borgnine (actor)

1943, Sharon Tate (actress, see Manson Family)

1948, Νόρα Βαλσάμη (ηθοποιός)

1949, John Belushi (actor)

1951, Αλέξης Κούγιας (γελωτοποιός, τηλε-μαϊντανός)

1961, Nastassja Kinski (actress)

1961, Jorge Barrios (football, Uruguay)

1968, Mary Lou Retton (gymnast)

1975, Χάρης Παπαδιάς (60 & 100 μέτρα, Κλασικός Αθλητισμός)



1976, Εύη Βατίδου (Μις Ελλάς)




Died



1989, Ted Bundy (serial killer)

2003, Gianni Agnelli (Fiat)

2018, Mark E. Smith (THE FALL)




Important Dates


Sunday, January 22, 2023

Today in Music & more (January 23)


Singers / Musicians


1910, Django Rheinhart (guitarist) 

1948, Anita Pointer (POINTER SISTERS)

1950, Danny Federici (E STREET BAND / organ)

1953, Robin Zander (CHEAP TRICK)

1954, Richard Finch (KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND / bass)

1959, Earl Falconer (UB40 / bass)

1959, Jo Jo Tyson / Michael Tychsen (SILENT CIRCLE)



1982, Μύρων Στρατής (Πάνω Απ' Όλα, 2009)




Various


1950, Richard Dean Anderson (actor, MacGyver)


1964, Mariska Hargitay (actress, Olivia Benson in Law & Order: SVU)

1970, Σπύρος Βασδέκης (άλμα εις μήκος)

1974, Tiffani Amber Thiessen (actress)




Died


2004, Helmut Newton (photographer)





Important Dates


1556, The deadliest earthquake in History, the Shaanxi earthquake, hits Shaanxi province, China. The death toll may have been as high as 830,000


Today in Music & more (January 22)


Singers / Musicians


1931, Sam Cooke 

1940, Addie "Micki" Harris (THE SHIRELLES)



1949, J.P. Pennington (EXILE / guitar & vocals / co-lead vocals on "Kiss You All Over", 1978)



1949, Steve Perry (JOURNEY)

1952, Teddy Gentry (ALABAMA / bass /  There's No Way, 1985)



1960, Michael Hutchence (INXS)

1960, Freddy Jaklitsch (JOY / Touch By Touch, 1986)

1965, Steven Adler (GUNS N' ROSES / drums)

1965, Andrew Roachford (ROACHFORD)


1972, Sivert Hoyem (MADRUGADA)

1980, Lizz Wright (My Heart, 2007)

1981, Ben Moody (EVANESCENCE / guitar)

1985, Justin Hurwitz (composer - City of Stars, 2016)





Various


1788, Lord Byron (poet)

1847, August Strindberg (playwright, novelist)

1898, Sergei Eisenstein (film director, Battleship Potemkin)

1934, Bill Bixby (actor, The Incredible Hulk) 

1940, John Hurt (actor)


1952, Τάσος Χαλκιάς (ηθοποιός)

1953, Jim Jarmusch (film director)

1958, Νίκος Αναστόπουλος (ποδόσφαιρο)

1959, Linda Blair (actress, The Exorcist)

1964, Stojan Vranković (basketball - Croatia)

1965, Diane Lane (actress)

1972, Gabriel Macht (actor, porteyed Harvey Spencer in "Suits")

1974, Ava Devine (porn star)




Died


1973, Lyndon B. Johnson (36th president of the United States)

1977, Μενέλαος Λουντέμης (συγγραφέας & ποιητής)

1982, Παντελής Ζερβός (ηθοποιός)

1994, Telly Savalas (actor, Kojak)

1997, Billy MacKenzie (THE ASSSOCIATES)



2002, Peter Bardens (CAMEL / keyboards / In Dreams, 1987)



2008, Heath Ledger (actor)

2017, Jean Karakos (KAOMA / producer)



2023, Νίκος Ξανθόπουλος (ηθοποιός)




Important Dates






Saturday, January 21, 2023

Today in Music & more (January 21)


Singers / Musicians


1941, Plácido Domingo (Spanish Opera singer)

1941, Richie Havens (Going Back To My Roots, 1980)



1942, Mac Davis (singer, songwriter)



1942, Edwin Starr (War, 1970)

1944, Chris Britton (THE TROGGS / guitar)

1950, Billy Ocean / Leslie Sebastian Charles 



1956, Rob Brill (BERLIN / drums)

1965, Robert Del Naja (MASSIVE ATTACK / "I was looking back to see....")

1965, Jam Master Jay / Jason William Mizell (RUN-DMC / DJ)

1966, Wendy James (TRANSVISION VAMP)

1972, Cat Power / Charlyn Marie "Chan" Marshall (singer, songwriter)

1973, Chris Kilmore (INCUBUS / DJ)

1976, Emma Bunton (SPICE GIRLS)




Various



1921, Αλέξης Δαμιανός (σκηνοθέτης / Ευδοκία, 1971)




1925, Benny Hill 


1945, Martin Shaw (actor, Doyle in The Professionals)



1951, José Marín (racewalker)

1956, Geena Davis (actress)

1963, Hakeem Olajuwon (NBA)

1989, Henrikh Mkhitaryan (football, Armenia)




Died



1950, George Orwell (English novelist)

1959, Cecil B DeMille (film director)



1998, Jack Lord (actor, Steve McGarrett in Hawaii Five-O)

2002, Peggy Lee 




Important Dates




Thursday, January 19, 2023

Today in Music & more (January 20)


Singers / Musicians


1922, Ray Anthony (RAY ANTHONY & HIS ORCHESTRA / Peter Gunn Theme, 1953)

1942, William Powell (O'JAYS)

1945, Eric Stewart (THE MINDBENDERS, 10cc / guitar)

1951, Ian Hill (JUDAS PRIEST / bass)

1952, Paul Stanley (KISS)

1953, Robin McAulley (MSG / Nightmare, 1991)



1965, Greg K. (THE OFFSPRING / bass)

1967, Joe Pasquale (BOYS CLUB / I Remember Holding You, 1988)



1969, Nicky Wire (MANIC STREET PREACHERS / bass)

1971, Gary Barlow (TAKE THAT)

1979, Rob Bourdon (LINKIN PARK / drums)

1981, Nathan Connolly (SNOW PATROL / guitar)

1986, Kevin Parker (TAME IMPALA)




Various



1920, DeForest Kelley (actor, Dr McCoy in Star Trek)

1920, Federico Fellini (filmmaker)

1946, David Lynch (filmmaker)

1949, Νίκος Βερλέκης (ηθοποιός)

1958, Lorenzo Lamas (actor)

1982, Νίκη Λυμπεράκη (δημοσιογράφος)




Died


2012, Etta James 

2015, Edgar Froese (TANGERINE DREAM / synthesizer)

2020, Meat Loaf 




Important Dates



1978, Release of the single "Wuthering Heights" (KATE BUSH)



Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Today in Music & more (January 19)


Singers / Musicians


1935, Johnny O'Keefe (Wild One, 1958)





1943, Janis Joplin 

1946, Dolly Parton 

1947, Rod Evans (DEEP PURPLE)


1951, Martha Davis (THE MOTELS)

1952, Dewey Bunnell (AMERICA)



1959, Jeff Pilson (FOREIGNER, bass)

1963, Caron Wheeler (SOUL II SOUL)




Various


1736, James Watt (Scottish inventor)

1809, Edgar Allan Poe (US writer, poet)

1930, Tippi Hedren (actress, The Birds)

1947, Έλενα Ναθαναήλ (ηθοποιός)

1954, Katey Sagal (actress, Peggy Bundy in Married... With Children)

1966, Stefan Edberg (tennis - Sweden)

1972, Drea de Matteo (actress, The Sopranos / Assault on Precinct 13)

1997, Vera Dijkmans (model - Sweden)




Died



2008, Trevor Taylor (BAD BOYS BLUE)

2008, John Stewart (Gold, 1979)

2022, Hardy Krüger (actor)




Important Dates





Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Today in Music & more (January 18)


Singers / Musicians



1941, Bobby Goldsboro (Honey, 1968 / Summer (The First Time), 1973)




1941, David Ruffin (THE TEMPTATIONS)

1954, Tom Bailey (THOMPSON TWINS)


1959, Bob Rosenberg (WILL TO POWER / Baby I Love Your Way, 1988)

1962, Jeremy Healey (HAYSI FANTAYZEE)

1977, Richard Archer (HARD FI / Hard To Beat, 2005)




Various


1689, Montesquieu (philosopher)

1904, Cary Grant (actor)

1932, Χρόνης Εξαρχάκος (ηθοποιός)

1943, Holland Taylor (actress)



1950, Gilles Villeneuve (Formula 1)

1955, Kevin Kostner (actor)

1967, Iván Zamorano (football - Chile)

1971, Pep Guardiola (coach)

1984, Γιάννης Δρυμωνάκος (κολύμβηση)




Died


1936, Rudyard Kipling (The Jungle Book, 1894 / The Man Who Would Be King 1888)


2009, Δανάη Στρατηγοπούλου (τραγουδίστρια)

2023, David Crosby (THE BYRDS, CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG)




Important Dates



1988, Release of the single "The Best" (Bonnie Tyler)








Αχάριστη - ΒΑΣΙΛΗΣ ΤΣΙΤΣΑΝΗΣ feat. ΣΤΕΛΛΑΚΗΣ ΠΕΡΠΙΝΙΑΔΗΣ & ΙΩΑΝΝΑ ΓΕΩΡΓΑΚΟΠΟΥΛΟΥ (1947)









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